“…The most common causative organisms for suppurative thyroiditis are Staphylococcus and Streptococcus species. However, causative organisms are more varied in immunocompromised hosts and can include Pneumocystis jiroveci (carinii), Mycobacterium tuberculosis, Aspergillus, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Candida, Brucella melitensis, and others [1,6]. Thyroid abscess associated with E. Coli is rare.…”